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GREEN SPOTS Lithuania

16. "The regional park of the bends of Nemunas" preserves the unique landscape of bends of Nemunas and the ecosystem of the boscage of "Punia".

32. Regional park 'The Delta of Nemunas” is created with the purpose of preservation and stability of the ecosystem of the area with a unique landscape. There are plenty of nests of migrating bird species. It is an area the spawning and rest of migratory fish species takes place.

34. The ichthyologycal nature reserve of Dubysa” with spawning places of the vimba preserved.

35. “The ichthyologycal nature reserve of the Sea”. The spawning places of salmon, sea trout, salmon trout and vimba preserved.

36. “The ichthyologycal nature reserve of Minija” preserved. The spawning places of salmon, sea trout, salmon trout and vimba preserved.

37. “The ichthyologycal nature reserve of Veivirzas” The spawning places of salmon, sea trout, salmon trout and vimba preserved.

17, 19, 20, 23, 33 the full waste water purification systems with additional segregation of nitrogen and phosphorus are installed in the towns of Vilnius, Alytus, Marijampole, Ukmerge and Silute.

RED SPOTS Lithuania

21. “The hydro power plant (HPP) of Kaunas.
The dam of the Kaunas HPP has been constructed without wish ladders and has completely blocked the ways for migrating fish species. The sharp daily variation of the water level of the basin ruins the costal zone and coastal biocommunities. In the bottom of the downstreem pool the multikilometer potholes has been washed out.

14, 15, 18, 22 The water purification systems of the towns of Salcininkai, Druskininkai, Svencioneliai and Kaunas have only the mechanical stage of purification. Biological cleaning is absent. The untreated waste waters are drained directly to the rivers in the amounts mentioned accordingly: 0,2 million m3, 1,2 million m3, 0,1 million m3 21,4 million m3.

30 - The town of Pagegiai does not have any waste water purification system installed. 31,000 m3 of untreated waste water are drained directly to Nemunas annually.

GREEN SPOTS Kaliningrad district (Russia)

31. Delta of Neman river

Type: protected area
Status: state protected zoological reservation (80 square km)
Description: regional zoological reservation “Dunniy” based on forest massive “Dalniy” (30 sq. km). Marshy and dewy alder-tree forests occupy this area; highlands, elder dunes and hills are covered with firry, piny and mixed forests. Between forest and Neman river lies Kozie marsh (14 sq. km) that includes plot of turf wetland (9 sq. km). Marshes along eastern coast of Curonian spit occupy about 26 sq. km.

This area is famous for high concentration of rare and protected bird species included in the Red Book of Russian Federation and Red Book of Baltic region. Also big number of rare and endangered forest and marsh plants can be found here. Area is extremely important as gathering spot of migrating birds, nesting and wintering of golden eagle, erne and included in the list of key ornithological areas of Russian Federation.

RED SPOTS Kaliningrad district (Russia)

26. Neman pulp and paper mill sewer discharge
Sewer waters of pulp and paper mills fit in the category of high polluted and are being discharged into Neman river without proper biological treatment.
Amount of discharge per year 14.3 millions of cubic meters.

27. Municipal sewer system discharge
Discharge of sewer waters into Neman river is being made without any treatment. It pollutes river with 0.7 million of cubic meters of sewer waters per year. There's no any kind of waste disposal plant.

28. Sovietsk pulp and paper mill sewer discharge
Full treatment cycle is missing, so sewer waters with annual amount of 15 millions of cubic meters are being discharged into Neman river untreated. These waters contain such pollutants as lignine, furanes, halogen-organics, methanol.

29. Municipal sewer system discharge
Inadequately treated sewer waters are being discharged into Neman river after just mechanical disposal in amount of 2.7 millions of cubic meters. There is no biological treatment, mechanical disposal plants are overloaded on 58%. Town administration is not active in changing the situation to better.